ALOHA
welina
mai!
Pōhaku Pelemaka is a grass root nonprofit 501(c)(3) working along the coastline of Puna, Hawaiʻi. Re-born in 2021 from its founding entity, KAPONO Red Road (2013).
In our own words, pōhaku pelemaka is "raw rock" signifying new land birthed from molten magma: malleable, grounded, and full of potential. Puna's raw rock creating a foundation optimal for growth.
ala nuʻukia
mission & vision path
Our mission is to protect, perpetuate, and enhance: the intrinsic qualities of Puna makai (coast), Native Hawaiian wellbeing, and the transmission of intergenerational knowledge and practices in partnership with ‘ohana (family), government, public and private sectors.
nuʻukia
vision
Our purpose is to Aloha ʻĀina (reconnect, steward, enhance, and celebrate) along Puna makai with culturally grounded programs and partnerships.
We strive for a thriving and resilient Puna makai, where our wahi pana (living storied places), lineal families, and community are preserved and respected in perpetuity for generations to come.
nā pou
the pillars we share
kai koʻo o puna
Coastline support. We care for our shoreline and the families who depend on it through hands-on stewardship and community science.
aʻo aku, aʻo mai
Learn and pass it on. Every learner is also a teacher. Knowledge moves in every direction, kūpuna to pē and back again.
hui pū
Gather and celebrate together. We open free, welcoming spaces where schools, families, and neighbors connect with culture, ʻāina, and each other.
kū i ka ea
Rise with breath, stand in sovereignty. We build skills, voice, and a local economy our ʻohana and community need to make their own decisions, from testifying to growing our own food and jobs.
